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Meghan Markle is ‘just bubbling’ with happiness since meeting Prince Harry, her sister said today.

‘It’s lovely but I have to say what’s more important to our family and to her is that you find the person that’s the best fit for you – I don’t think it’s so much who he is in terms of royalty as who he is as a man,’ Samantha Markle told Good Morning Britain.

Speaking live from Florida, she described how ‘overwhelmingly happy’ her half sister is after becoming engaged.

‘She is just bubbling and when I watch her with him it’s very real and normal and we only get that once in a lifetime if we’re lucky. So it’s not about royalty so much as it is about love,’ Samantha said.

‘As you can imagine and she still is, she’s very creative, charming, lovely and vibrant – and she’s never changed, so sweet and charming and I’ve seen that so much in her recently, She’s overwhelmingly happy, all of that comes out and it’s quite nice’.

Addressing claims of a split in the Markle family, she said: ‘The reality is most of that was a media construct. We’re very normal and moving forward. We’re going into the holidays so any misconception that was out there – we have to let bygones be bygones and really just be happy moving forward.

‘This is so special and so important that all of that is just silly. We just want her to be happy.’

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She appeared on Good Morning Britain (Picture: GMB)

Asked whether their dad is pleased Meghan is marrying Prince Harry, Samantha said: ‘I can say that he’s excited and very proud and naturally, as you can imagine, very happy because doesn’t every father want his daughter’s happiness? He knows that she’s happy and moving forward I can say that he’s elated, as we all are.’

She added: ‘We really want her to be happy and we are.’

Asked if she had a message for Meghan, Samantha said: ‘I just want to say I love you, I’m incredibly happy for you. Cheers and to a wonderful life. If I had a glass of champagne I would toast, but it’s three in the morning and we don’t drink at three in the morning!’